Engineering Worksheet: What Engineers Do

Engineering lesson 1: What engineers do · Set 627 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Problem first, then solution): Engineered things are designed and built by people; natural things are made by nature. Every invention meets a need: ask “what problem goes away when we have it?”. Scientists ask why things happen; engineers ask how to build something useful.

1. 1.Which need does a tunnel meet? (a) carry many people far (b) keep food fresh longer (c) go through a mountain (d) make power from sunlight
2. 2.True or false: a seashell is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mobile phone (b) a seashell (c) a mountain (d) a volcano
4. 4.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a river (b) a dam (c) a bridge (d) a bicycle
5. 5.🛠️ Is a waterfall made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a rainbow (b) a coral reef (c) a seashell (d) a bridge
7. 7.True or false: a railway track is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Is a dam made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
9. 9.🛠️ What does an engineer mainly do? (a) designs useful solutions (b) only paints pictures (c) grows crops (d) sells tickets
10. 10.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a banyan tree (b) a ceiling fan (c) a cloud (d) a river
11. 11.True or false: a mobile phone is made by engineers. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a bridge helps people cross a wide river. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ Is a bridge made by engineers or found in nature? (a) made by engineers (b) found in nature
14. 14.True or false: a lift is made by engineers. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ What does an engineer do before building anything? (a) builds at once (b) buys every material (c) understands the problem (d) paints the model
16. 16.🛠️ Is a mobile phone made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
17. 17.🛠️ Which of these is a problem an engineer could solve? (a) a road that floods (b) a boring story (c) a sad song (d) a lost cricket match
18. 18.True or false: a solar panel helps people cross a wide river. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge (b) a ceiling fan (c) a mountain (d) a dam
20. 20.True or false: a bridge helps people make water safe to drink. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Is a water filter made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers
22. 22.🛠️ People need to go through a mountain. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a lift (c) a microscope (d) a tunnel
23. 23.True or false: a train helps people carry many people far. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a seashell (b) a mountain (c) a cloud (d) a dam
25. 25.🛠️ People need to store water for summer. Which invention helps? (a) a fridge (b) a dam (c) a lift (d) a bridge
26. 26.True or false: a microscope helps people see very tiny things. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ People need to reach a top floor fast. Which invention helps? (a) a telephone (b) a lift (c) a water filter (d) a train
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a bridge (c) a coral reef (d) a ceiling fan
29. 29.🛠️ People need to keep food fresh longer. Which invention helps? (a) a dam (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a telephone
30. 30.🛠️ Engineers use maths and which other subject the most? (a) music (b) dance (c) science (d) cooking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cloud (b) a railway track (c) a bicycle (d) a water filter
32. 32.True or false: a banyan tree is found in nature. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which need does a train meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) store water for summer (c) carry many people far (d) reach a top floor fast
34. 34.Which need does a telephone meet? (a) talk to someone far away (b) see very tiny things (c) carry many people far (d) keep food fresh longer
35. 35.True or false: a solar panel helps people make power from sunlight. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ People need to make water safe to drink. Which invention helps? (a) a solar panel (b) a bridge (c) a lift (d) a water filter
37. 37.Which of these is found in nature? (a) a dam (b) a satellite (c) a bridge (d) a waterfall
38. 38.True or false: a water filter helps people make water safe to drink. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is made by engineers? (a) a water filter (b) a mountain (c) a coral reef (d) a river
40. 40.🛠️ Is a river made by engineers or found in nature? (a) found in nature (b) made by engineers

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